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Although I lost a lot of weight with FS alone, I am now back at WW meetings. The other day at a meeting, the leader asked us what our anchor would be...what will we think about when times are tough to stay on track. I didn't say this out loud (because it wouldn't have been appropriate) but two people in my meeting became my anchor: a mother with her young teenage daughter. I have been the teenager at a WW Meeting with my mother. I've been the teenager at Jenny Craig. I now have a five year old daughter. While she is not overweight right now, she reminds me a lot of myself at her age. I worry for her. I REFUSE to create a life for us both that will have us sitting at a WW Meeting together one day. I must break the cycle.
I originally started being focused on this journey because I thought about how I wanted to live the best life I could and live a long time for my husband and children. Vanity has NEVER motivated me but fortunately, thinking about my children has been what has made the difference for me.
My 5 year old daughter told me the other day that she has wide legs. I will not let her live the life I have lived. I can't. I must stay focused...and I will.
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